§ Dr. McDonaldasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will estimate the cost of raising the maternity grant from its present level of £25 to £100 at current prices.
§ Mr. PrenticeThe maternity grant will be made non-contributory from 1982 at an additional cost of £1½ million a year. A further £55½ million a year gross would be required to raise the value of the non-contributory grant to £100.